Obituaries

Wendy Schwartz

Wendy Schwartz

Dec 28, 2018

Wendy Marie (Fang) Schwartz, age 65 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin died Friday December 28, 2018. She was born September 12th, 1953 in Taipei, Taiwan to Zong Tong Fang and Jean Yu Shaw. She graduated from Shilin Elementary School, Taipei Taiwan, and was a graduate of Jin ou nu Zhong High School Class of 1971 and a graduate...

Wilma Dekker

Wilma Dekker

Dec 26, 2018

Wilma "Willy" Dekker, 92, of Sheboygan, went home to Heaven on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Sheboygan Progressive Health Services, where she had been receiving care for one week. Wilma was born April 22, 1926 to the late Henry and Christina (Yurk) Leonhardt. She attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from Sheboygan North High School in...

Marlee Gamb

Marlee Gamb

Dec 24, 2018

Marlee Ann Gamb, 78, of Sheboygan went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, December 24, 2018, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. Marlee was born August 31, 1940 in Sheboygan to the late Mathew and Flora (Dekker) Gabrielse. She graduated from Sheboygan Falls High School with the Class of 1958. Married Helmuth Gamb Jr....

Dimple Adams

Dimple Adams

Dec 22, 2018

Dimple M. Adams, 74, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Dimple was born April 25, 1944 in Stevenson, AL, to the late George and Doshie (Davis) Lovelace. In 1962, she graduated from Sheffield High School and attended the University of North Alabama. Prior to marrying late Jerry Adams on May...

Sandra Ostermann

Sandra Ostermann

Dec 20, 2018

Sandra L. Ostermann, 69, of Sheboygan, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. Sandra was born November 22, 1949, to the late Maurice and Marion (Rauwerdink) Drier. She graduated from Cedar Grove High School. On March 22, 1969, she married Allen Ostermann at First Reformed Church in Cedar Grove. He preceded...

James Goetsch

James Goetsch

Dec 19, 2018

James G. Goetsch, age 56, of Sheboygan passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Jim was born in Sheboygan on April 9, 1962 to the late Glenn and Carol (Rohde) Goetsch. He attended local schools and graduated from North High School in 1981. He was employed at Schu Industries. Jim enjoyed the outdoors. Fishing with...

Mary Traas

Mary Traas

Dec 12, 2018

Mary M. Traas, a lifelong resident of Sheboygan, passed away Wednesday evening, December 12, 2018 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls, surrounded by her family. She was 95 years old. Mary was born February 1, 1923 in Sheboygan, the daughter of Anton and Mary (nee Dragon) Kopina. She attended Central High School, and...

Ronald Bienert

Ronald Bienert

Dec 12, 2018

Ronald Robert Bienert was born into eternal life on December 12, 2018. He leaves behind his wife Betty; his son Ronald Jr. (Terry); grandchildren Rachel (Jose) Villa-Rivera and Trevor (Fiancé Erica); great-grandchildren, Karrina, Oliver, Mylo, Ari, Bryson and Layla; his sisters Peggy (Greg) Strobel and Sally Marver; sister-in-law Nancy (Charles) Kuehn and other relatives and friends....

Darlene Mech

Darlene Mech

Dec 10, 2018

Darlene M. Mech, 84, entered into eternal life on Monday, December 10th, 2018. Darlene was born in Merrill, WI on March 6th, 1934 to the late Elmer & Delilah Krause. In June of 1955, she graduated from St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing. Three months later, she married James Mech. They were blessed with five children...

Emma Balde

Emma Balde

Dec 9, 2018

Emma Balde, age 106, passed away Sunday evening, December 9, 2018. Emma was number nine of ten children born to Christian and Christina (Eurich) Ruppel in Pleasant Prairie, WI on June 18, 1912. In 1913 the family moved to Sheboygan where Emma lived the rest of her life.. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran grade school and...

Julianne Paegelow

Julianne Paegelow

Dec 9, 2018

On December 9, 2018, we celebrated the release of Julianne E. Paegelow from her lifelong imprisonment of pain and anguish. She was 78 years old. Born November 21, 1940 at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan to Victor A. and Edna A. (nee Wieseckel) Paegelow, Julianne spent most of her young years with her family. She attended...

Martha Gueldenzopf

Martha Gueldenzopf

Dec 8, 2018

Martha "Diane" H. Gueldenzopf, age 88, of Sheboygan went to her eternal home Saturday, December 8, 2018. She was born in Madison on November 15, 1930 to the late Otto and Seraphina Henning. She attended local schools in Madison, moved with her family to Hayward, WI and she graduated from Hayward High School in 1948. Diane...

Maria Rivera

Maria Rivera

Dec 8, 2018

Maria "Mercedes" Rivera, formerly of New York, passed away Saturday evening, December 8, 2018 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. She was 96 years old. Maria was born July 20, 1922 in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico to Jose and Maria (nee Montacalbo) Rivera. Maria is survived by her granddaughters: Lisa (Duane) Herman, Dianne (Heriberto) Ocasio, and...

Lucille Karstaedt

Lucille Karstaedt

Dec 6, 2018

Lucille Fleck-Karstaedt, age 94, of Sheboygan was welcomed by her Lord on her 94th birthday. She was born in Oostburg on December 6, 1924 to the late Clarence and Ida (Veldboom) Theune. She attended area schools and graduated from Weedens Station School. On August 23, 1947 she married Joseph Fleck in Milwaukee. He preceded her in...

Debra Bayer

Debra Bayer

Dec 5, 2018

Debra Kay Bayer, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan. She was 62 years old. Debra was born January 17th, 1956 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Ardell and Glendora (Dewald) Bayer. She graduated from Ozaukee High School in 1974. She went to work at Rockline Industries...

Emma Brown

Emma Brown

Nov 30, 2018

Emma Josephine Brown, 84, of Sheboygan, passed away after a lengthy illness on November 30, 2018. She was born February 7, 1934 in New York, NY to Ralph and Anna Marie (Ortiz) Sanchez Sr. A loving wife and mother, Emma is survived by her husband of 63 years Clarence "Joe" Brown, three children; Denise Bev (Rolf)...

Paul Kauppila

Paul Kauppila

Nov 26, 2018

Paul W. Kauppila, age 99, passed away at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls, WI on Monday, November 26, 2018. He had previously been a Kohler resident for 20 years. He was born Nov. 19, 1919 in Copper City, Michigan, which is in the Keweenaw Peninsula, and his roots came from Finnish ancestry. Paul attended...

Edward Autio

Edward Autio

Nov 26, 2018

Edward G. Autio, 79, of Sheboygan, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018, at home. Ed was born May 29, 1939, in Waukegan, IL to the late Eino and Laina (Nordlund) Autio. In 1962, he married the former Karen Enkro. The couple had two children, Lisa and Eric. She preceded him in death in 1982. Ed married...

Robert Nytes

Robert Nytes

Nov 22, 2018

Robert H. Nytes, 92, of Sheboygan, passed into the Loving Arms of God on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Robert was born in Sheboygan Falls on May 25, 1926. Raised with his siblings on the family dairy farm, Bob knew his way around farm equipment and crop harvesting. He was drafted in the Army during the Korean...

Gene Dittrich

Gene Dittrich

Nov 14, 2018

Gene D. Dittrich, age 64, of Sheboygan passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at his home. He was born in Sheboygan on October 28, 1954 to the late Eugene and Dorothy (Buerger) Dittrich. Gene attended local schools and graduated from North High School in 1972. He worked in the shipping/receiving department at Bemis Manufacturing...